Quality of Life in People Living With Chronic Kidney Disease and Renal Replacement Therapy
Journal Title: Journal of Quality in Health Care & Economics (JQHE) - Year 2024, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
Chronic kidney disease is a pathology with fatal outcome in the short and medium term, affecting diverse body structures; it is directly associated with a reduced quality of life; given its irreversible nature, it generates a series of complicated conditions in matters of care and treatment, producing a negative impact on the patient’s quality of life, which implies changes in their lifestyle that have repercussions in the familial, work and social spheres. A proper assessment in quality of life makes it possible to estimate the impact that Chronic Kidney Disease represents in the daily life of people and the consequences it implies over their physical, emotional and social wellbeing; thus, it is fundamental to design effective interventions that guarantee integral health care measures according to the needs of each person. Objective: Evaluate the quality of life in people living with Chronic Kidney Disease undergoing Renal Replacement Therapy through hemodialysis in a second- level hospital in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico in 2022. Methods and Materials: A descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach and simple random sampling, the recollection of data were conducted using a scale to evaluate quality of life, with a Chronbach alfa of 0.86, a prior written informed consent was employed. The statistical analysis was conducted using descriptive and inferential statistics, a statistical significance value of p <0.05 and a reliability of 95% were adopted. Results: The global evaluation in quality of life unveiled that 50.3% of the people interviewed considered their quality of life as good, followed by 40.5% who conveyed having a regular quality of life and in a lower frequency of 9.2% the people who expressed having a poor quality of life. Conclusion: After relating quality of life to each of the dimensions that constitute it, it can be inferred that the most affected dimensions were: physical, psychological and emotional well-being.
Authors and Affiliations
Medina Barragán Ramona Armida*, Salas Medina Daniela Lizbeth, Benítez Guerrero Verónica, Ruíz Bernés Salvador, Valle Solís Martha Ofelia and Palomera Medina Brayan Fernando
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